I first saw this band a year ago in a quirky bar in North London with an audience which amounted to no more than fifty. I was pleasantly surprised by their enthusiastic indie pop sound. A year on, and the five piece band from Nottingham have just released their fifth single. ‘Teenage Daughter’ is taken from…
Having initially burst onto that (now hilarious) ‘nu-rave’ scene way back in 2008, we all found ourselves highly relieved to see that this Canadian electronic duo were the ones to progress from that somewhat forgettable bracket. By the end of that year, we’d all had our fill of Klaxons and Hadouken! for one lifetime and were, quite…
The heavyweight pioneer of Dubstep returns and as always, returns well. Skream announced this month his new Skreamizm E.P will be released before Christmas and with that gave a Soundcloud link to closing track ‘Junkyard Dispute’. Opening with dark, melancholic pads, he quickly drops a bass line which is at the same time intriguingly new and comfortably…
After the success of ‘Midnight City’ yet the relative failure of other singles ‘Reunion’ and ‘Ok Pal’, the French synth-pop behemoth seek to set the record straight on their fourth track from the critically acclaimed Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming. Starting off in a trademark fashion of deep synths, rolling voices, and catchy drum beats, ‘Steve…
The third single to be taken from sophomore album Come of Age, ‘I Always Knew’ is exactly what you would expect from The Vaccines (pun intended); Jangly guitar riffs, militant drums, and predictably throwaway lyrics (“‘Cause it’s you / woah woah it’s always you / woah woah I always knew”), all wrapped up in an…
The country pop darling recently released ‘Begin Again’, the second single from her latest album Red. In this ballad, it looks like she has redeemed herself from that awful I-think-this-was-written-by-a-twelve-year-old ‘We are never ever getting back together’ (which unfortunately, has now become horribly catchy). In ‘Begin Again’, she sings about moving on from an ex,…
Frankie Cocozza made a name for himself by being the resident ‘bad boy’ of the X Factor, causing a scandal by being kicked out of the competition for taking class A drugs. His brief stint on the X Factor demonstrated what little, if any musical talent he possessed, but just when we thought we could…
One Direction are my guilty pleasure. I loved ‘What Makes You Beautiful’, and have spent many a happy afternoon dancing around to ‘Live While We’re Young’. So, as a (not so) secret fan, I was excited to see what their new album would be like. Take Me Home is the second album from tween heart…
Justin Bieber is back with his new single ‘Beauty and a Beat’. Despite usually hating the teen pop star, this song is surprisingly catchy. Don’t worry, I’m not going to start praising Bieber, I hate the cheesiness of this song as much as the next person, probably more so in fact. However he does know…
After storming the charts with their first single ‘Feel the Love’, Rudimental are back with ‘Not Giving In’. As with the first single, Rudimental stay true to their soulful roots, but balance this out with another dance-floor hit – with John Newman and Alex Clare contributing to the track. After a soulful start, the whole…
Taylor Swift has arguably been one of the most successful female pop stars of the past 5 years; her blend of country and pop combined with relatable lyrics has made her a huge success, especially in the teenage demographic. Her last 3 albums have been massive commercial hits, so she has a hard act to…
Defining an artist or a band’s sound can be very tricky in such a bloated industry. Especially now, where post-hardcore can be mistaken for post-rock, metal for metalcore and genres going as far as ‘straight edge vegan hardcore’ (seriously). This is why it is so refreshing to have a band like Parkway Drive on the…
The sultry sounds of Lana Del Rey are back, with lead single ‘Ride’ from the newly repackaged album, Born To Die: The Paradise Edition. Slightly more ‘downbeat pop song’ than her previous ‘slow, oh so slow’ singles, Del Rey has returned with another great track, which may even convince those who previously didn’t like the first edition of…
Goulding is back with her second studio album Halcyon; appropriately named considering some of the tracks in this one! I half-expected to hear a remixed version of whale-song combined with drums and she didn’t disappoint. In almost every song Goulding uses her own voice as an instrument to create the essential tone which I did…